Photographing apparatus with self-monitoring device

Abstract

A photographing apparatus with a self-monitoring device having a still camera and a video camera sharing a photographic lens each other, a monitoring television device for forming a monitored image thereon from video signals obtained by the video camera, a housing member for accommodating therein the still camera, video camera and the monitoring television device and a device for freezing the video signals from the monitoring television device in connection with a shutter release operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A photographing apparatus with a self-monitoring device comprising: a still camera and a video camera sharing a photographic lens with each other;   a monitoring television device for forming a monitored image thereon from video signals obtained by said video camera;   a film magazine accommodating a film;   a housing member for accommodating therein said still camera, video camera, monitoring television device and said film magazine;   means for freezing the video signals from said monitoring television device in connection with a shutter release operation; and   optical communicating means for communicating information concerning a film winding-up operation, the remaining film amount and the like between said film magazine and the body of said photographing apparatus.   
     
     
       2. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: said film accommodated in said film magazine is a long-length film and said film magazine is detachably attached to a body of said photographing apparatus.   
     
     
       3. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said film magazine includes a subtraction type electronic counter for indicating a remaining amount of the film. 
     
     
       4. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein said film magazine further includes locking means for locking said film magazine at a locked condition thereof, lock release means for releasing said locked condition and automatic free winding means for automatically carrying out a free winding-up operation of the long-length film by a predetermined frame length before said lock release means releases the locking by said locking means. 
     
     
       5. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said locking means comprises a combination of a hook provided to the apparatus body and a groove provided to said film magazine coming into engagement with each other. 
     
     
       6. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said lock release means electrically releases said hook of the apparatus body from said groove of the film magazine. 
     
     
       7. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein said lock release means releases said hook of the apparatus body from said groove of the film magazine by energizing a solenoid to cause an actuator to contract. 
     
     
       8. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said lock release means permits a manual forcible release. 
     
     
       9. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said film magazine further includes locking means for locking said film magazine at a locked condition thereof, lock release means for releasing said locked condition and automatic free winding means for automatically carrying out a free winding-up operation of the long-length film by a predetermined frame length before said lock release means releases the locking by said locking means. 
     
     
       10. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said locking means comprises a combination of a hook provided to the apparatus body and a groove provided to said film magazine coming into engagement with each other. 
     
     
       11. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said lock release means electrically releases said hook of the apparatus body from said groove of the film magazine. 
     
     
       12. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 11, wherein said lock release means releases said hook of the apparatus body from said groove of the film magazine by energizing a solenoid to cause an actuator to contract. 
     
     
       13. A photographing apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein said lock release means permits a manual forcible release.